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4 Men Sentenced To Death For Posting Blasphemous Content Online In Pakistan
A Pakistan court sentenced four men to death for posting blasphemous content online.
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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
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Hindu Man Arrested After Protests For Alleged Blasphemy In Pak: Report
A Hindu sanitation worker has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy by burning pages of a religious book following a series of protests by an extremist group, a senior police official said on Monday.
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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
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Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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The Asia Bibi Case In Pakistan Should Serve As A Warning For Us In India
Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance and opposition to a landmark Supreme Court judgement by zealots operating in the guise of defending religion a...
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Pak Christian Woman, Spared Death In Blasphemy Case, Freed From Jail
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said Thursday.
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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
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4 Men Sentenced To Death For Posting Blasphemous Content Online In Pakistan
A Pakistan court sentenced four men to death for posting blasphemous content online.
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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases
Hundreds of young men are standing trial in Pakistan courts, accused of making blasphemous statements online or in WhatsApp groups, an offence for which arrests have exploded in recent years.
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Pak Student Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemy" Over WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages, BBC reported on Friday.
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Mob Lynches Pak Man At Imran Khan's Party Rally Over Blasphemy Charge
A man was beaten to death by a mob after being accused of blasphemy at a rally for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party, officials said Sunday.
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Chinese Man Denies Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan, Sent To Jail: Police
A Chinese national in Pakistan has denied an accusation of blasphemy levelled by fellow workers on a hydropower project who said he had insulted the Prophet Mohammad, police said on Tuesday after a court remanded him in judicial custody.
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Chinese Man Arrested Over Blasphemy Charges In Pakistan
A Chinese worker was charged with blasphemy in northern Pakistan after angry workers surrounded his office accusing him of insulting the Prophet Mohammad, then stormed a police station to try to find him, officials said.
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Pak Man Accused Of Blasphemy Dragged Out Of Jail, Killed By Mob
A mob in eastern Pakistan entered a police station on Saturday and killed a man under custody, who was accused of blasphemy, police said, in the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the Islamic republic.
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Hindu Man Arrested After Protests For Alleged Blasphemy In Pak: Report
A Hindu sanitation worker has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly committing blasphemy by burning pages of a religious book following a series of protests by an extremist group, a senior police official said on Monday.
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Pak School Teacher Killed By Colleague, Students For "Blasphemy": Police
Delhi Weather: A teacher at an all-girls religious school was killed by a woman colleague and two students who accused her of blasphemy, Pakistan police said Wednesday, the latest murder in the country related to the hugely sensitive issue.
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Pak Professor Sentenced To Death For "Blasphemous Post" On Social Media
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists.
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Asia Bibi Could Leave Pak After Court Upholds Acquittal In Blasphemy Case
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a blasphemy row which has ignited violent protests, been linked to two assassinations and spotlighted religious extremism in Pakistan, is expected to leave the country after its top court on Tuesday upheld her acquittal of the inflammatory charge.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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The Asia Bibi Case In Pakistan Should Serve As A Warning For Us In India
Recent developments in Pakistan on the Asia Bibi case should serve as a warning for us in India. Although in entirely different circumstances, the relevance for us in India of the Pakistani case is that it was triggered by blatant defiance and opposition to a landmark Supreme Court judgement by zealots operating in the guise of defending religion a...
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Pak Christian Woman, Spared Death In Blasphemy Case, Freed From Jail
Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said Thursday.
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Asia Bibi Still In Jail A Week After Acquittal In Pakistan Blasphemy Case
One week after the country's highest court ordered her release, a Pakistani Christian who has spent eight years on death row for blasphemy was still in prison Wednesday, with no immediate prospect of freedom.
